HEDS — Hisham El-Essawy Design Studio
Hisham El-Essawy Design Studio · Cairo

Interiors and objects, designed once and only for you.

Khepri lamp, designed by Hisham El-Essawy

An award-winning boutique studio in Maadi with more than 25 years of interior architecture, furniture and product design across Egypt and the region.

The Studio

An award-winning studio that treats every space as an original.

HEDS Designs works on homes, offices, showrooms, cafés, restaurants and hospitality spaces. Every project starts from the client, the site and the way the space will be used, and ends in a design that is never reused for anyone else.

We design interiors, furniture and products under one roof, and we advise businesses on design, so every piece of a project speaks the same language.

25+Years of practice
3A' Design Awards: 2020, 2021, 2023
100Top designers worldwide, World Design Consortium

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Portfolio

Selected work

Portrait of Hisham El-Essawy
The Founder

Hisham El-Essawy

Interior architect, product designer and mentor, with more than 25 years in design, interior architecture and sustainability.

Hisham El-Essawy is an Egyptian interior architect and designer, certified by the EU as both an interior architect and a product designer. He holds a master's degree in design and sustainable development, has studied design in Egypt, Germany and the United States, and is currently working toward a PhD.

His work has won the A' Design Award three times (2020, 2021 and 2023), including a Silver award for Khepri, a lamp inspired by the ancient Egyptian scarab. The World Design Consortium ranks him among the top 100 designers in the world, and World Design Rankings place him among the top 10 in Egypt.

He is Vice President of the Egyptian Handicrafts Export Council and founded HEDS Designs, HEDS Academy, Designed in Egypt and the Egyptian Designers Guild. He lectures at universities, has spoken at TEDx, consults local and international organisations on design, sustainability and industry development, sits on international design juries, and hosts the Noqta interior design podcast.

  • A' Design Award · 2020, 2021, 2023
  • Top 100 designers worldwide · WDC
  • Top 10 designers in Egypt · World Design Rankings
  • Vice President · Egyptian Handicrafts Export Council
  • TEDx speaker
Two ways to work with us

Choose the pace and depth your project needs.

HEDS Elite

Full bespoke design

For clients who want the founder's team on every detail, from concept to handover.

  • Concept, interior architecture and detailing
  • Custom furniture and joinery
  • Product and furniture design
  • Design consultancy for businesses
  • Site supervision and execution coordination
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HEDS Express

Fast, fixed-price design

The same studio standard, delivered faster at a clear price per room or per project.

  • Apartments, single rooms and commercial spaces
  • Prices shown upfront, booked online
  • Design Exclusivity Certificate included
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How an Elite project runs
  1. 01BriefSite, needs, budget and timeline.
  2. 02ConceptMoodboards, layouts and material direction.
  3. 03Design3D visuals and revisions until it is right.
  4. 04DrawingsShop drawings, MEP and specifications.
  5. 05DeliverySupervision through to handover.
Beyond the studio
Noqta — Interior Design Podcast
Podcast

Noqta Show

Conversations on design, creativity and the business behind them, hosted by Hisham El-Essawy.

HEDS Academy
Education

HEDS Academy

Courses and workshops for designers, built on the studio's own methods. Website coming soon.

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Contact

Tell us about your space.

Share a few details and the studio team will get back to you to arrange a consultation.

Emailteam@hishamelessawy.com
WhatsApp+20 111 100 0472
StudioMaadi, Cairo, Egypt